The Super Lawyers Board of Advisors is composed of attorneys who
embody excellence in practice. The board, which provides counsel,
feedback and editorial ideas, includes lawyers from across the country
and of varied firm sizes, who have consistently appeared at the top of the
Super Lawyers lists.

months on the civil district court bench.

And J. Rock Palermo III talks about his
life of land and sky—coastal litigation and
recreational flight.

We think this lineup adds to the notable
attorneys we’ve featured in the past, such as
Nancy Scott Degan and Russ M. Herman.

Thank you for reading. We welcome your
feedback.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

How do we choose which lawyers to feature?

For starters, we pick from attorneys who’ve
been selected to the current year’s Super
Lawyers list. Then we look at which firms
and practice areas we’ve recently covered—
we don’t want to play favorites or ignore
deserving-but-little-known candidates.

We aim for diversity in other areas, too:
region, gender, ethnicity. Attorneys ranking
near the top of the list are more likely to be
included and to appear on the cover. And
of course, the story itself is crucial. We’re
partial to lawyers who are breaking new
legal ground or have a career’s worth of
notable accomplishments.

The one thing that isn’t a factor?

Advertising. As with the Super Lawyers list,
editorial is never for sale. Our magazines
and editorial team have won more than
a dozen journalism awards around the
country, and for that we are proud.

But most importantly, we are honored to
tell the stories of amazing attorneys who
are making a difference. In this issue, Lynn
Luker shares what she learned in her six